PANews reported on February 17 that Bernstein stated in a report that the US Crypto Task Force will work to establish a national Bitcoin reserve. The report pointed out that the US Federal Reserve may finance the purchase of Bitcoin by issuing debt or selling part of its gold reserves. If the United States successfully establishes a Bitcoin reserve, it may trigger sovereign countries around the world to scramble to buy Bitcoin as a reserve asset. The report also mentioned that the US government could include the $20 billion in Bitcoin that has been seized from criminal organizations in its reserves.